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230 South Broad St, 17th Floor, Philadelphia, PA 19102
206 W State St, Lower Level, Media, PA 19063
213 West Miner Street, Suite 101, West Chester, PA 19382
1500 Market Street, Centre Square Bldg, West Tower, Suite 4100, Philadelphia, PA 19102
Two Penn Center Plaza, Suite 910, Philadelphia, PA 19102
1000 Westlakes Dr, Berwyn, PA 19312
1515 Market Street, Suite 1200, Philadelphia, PA 19102
1 East Airy Street, Norristown, PA 19401
18 West Front Street, Media, PA 19063
1500 JFK Blvd, Ste 1723B, Philadelphia, PA 19102
24 N. Bryn Mawr Ave, Suite #309, Bryn Mawr, PA 19010
2332-34 South Broad Street, Philadelphia, PA 19145
1731 Spring Garden Street, Philadelphia, PA 19130
426 W Lancaster Ave, Suite 200, Devon, PA 19333
110 W Front St, Media, PA 19063
1500 JFK Blvd., Suite 900, Philadelphia, PA 19102
162 South Easton Road, Glenside, PA 19038
123 S Broad St, Suite 1845, Philadelphia, PA 19109
2 S. Orange Street, Suite 215, Sovereign Bank Building, Media, PA 19063
123 S Broad St, Suite 2145, Philadelphia, PA 19109
1705 Langhorne-Newtown Road, Suite 1, Langhorne, PA 19047
1011 Anna Ln, Sellersville, PA 18960
341 West State Street, Media, PA 19063
1420 Locust St, Suite 420, Philadelphia, PA 19102
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Boothwyn Drug Possession Information
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Drug Possession
Drug possession is the illegal possession of a controlled substance. Essentially, to be convicted of a drug possession charge, you knowingly must have a controlled substance in your possession or within your proximity, like storing it in your vehicle. Drug possession can also include having a device used for the consumption of a controlled substance. This is a criminal offense under both Pennsylvania state law as well as federal law.
Types of Drug Possession Charges
Sometimes drug possession is referred to as actual possession or “constructive” possession, meaning that an individual knowingly has access to and control of a controlled substance but it is not on the person. Some common ways for constructive possession occur is when a person knowingly stores an illegal controlled substance in their car or at their home. Possessing a smaller quantity of a controlled substance for personal use is commonly known as “simple possession.“
What Is A Controlled Substance?
Federal law as well as state law determines the severity of drug possession charges based on the type of drug and divides them into different “schedules.” Each schedule is based on the potential for dependency and abuse. This sliding scale of schedules starts with Schedule V drugs, having the lowest risk, and increases in severity up to Schedule I, posing the most severe risk.
- Schedule I: Heroin, ecstasy, lysergic acid diethylamide (LSD), marijuana, peyote
- Schedule II: Methamphetamine, cocaine, morphine, methadone, phencyclidine (PCP), fentanyl
- Schedule III: Anabolic steroids, ketamine, barbiturates, testosterone, Tylenol with codeine
- Schedule IV: Valium, Xanax, Tramadol
- Schedule V: Other unlawfully obtained prescription drugs and cough medicines like Robitussin with codeine